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A Vajra-Decorated Bronze Yantra
TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Details
A Vajra-Decorated Bronze Yantra
Tibet, circa 16th Century
The well of the yantra with half-vajra finial at center surrounded by an incised eight-petaled lotus within a triangle; the outer circular cylindrical section molded with vajras at top, decorated with kirttimukha masks around the rim, and incised with the astamangala amid scrolling foliage at the base, set on a square plinth with ritual choppers at the corners, incised with a scrollwork frame, bordered by a beaded rim and resting on paw feet
3¾ x 3¾ x 2¼ in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm.)
Tibet, circa 16th Century
The well of the yantra with half-vajra finial at center surrounded by an incised eight-petaled lotus within a triangle; the outer circular cylindrical section molded with vajras at top, decorated with kirttimukha masks around the rim, and incised with the astamangala amid scrolling foliage at the base, set on a square plinth with ritual choppers at the corners, incised with a scrollwork frame, bordered by a beaded rim and resting on paw feet
3¾ x 3¾ x 2¼ in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Collection
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, Paris, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, 2002, p. 160, cat. no. 130.
Exhibited
Paris, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, cat. no. 130, November 2002-February 2003
